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A Cornish Cargo: The untold history of a Victorian seafaring family

A Cornish Cargo: The untold history of a Victorian seafaring family


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The past is made up of the stories of ordinary people, most of them long forgotten. Like the television series 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and 'A House Through Time', this book is part social history, part detective story. It is the true account of how the fortunes of one family changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution, when the world was transformed by the power of steam. The Dupens were said to be 'a family of merchant venturers, mariners and engineers of Huguenot origin with a propensity to wander far over the earth'. Part 1 is set in Cornwall and tells the story of how, in 1835, an enterprising sailor named Sharrock Dupen moved to Hayle to become the steward on the new paddle steamer service that connected Cornwall to Bristol and the rest of England. Twenty years later his sons followed him to sea. Part 2 follows them as they set out to seek their fortunes across the world. George sailed as mate on a clipper carrying emigrants to Australia but jumped ship in Madras to become a successful coffee planter in the hills of southern India. John was apprenticed as an engineer and joined the navy, serving on Queen Victoria's guard ship before going to war with his gunboat in the Malay state of Perak. In 1873 their youngest brother, Ernest, joined the merchant service as a ship's engineer, keeping a logbook that charted his voyages carrying tea from China, gold miners to Australia, and pilgrims to Mecca. Their sisters also took advantage of the new steamships and railways, leaving home to pursue successful teaching careers that challenge the traditional view of the downtrodden governess. The family history of the Dupens takes us on a voyage of discovery that will resonate with anyone who has inherited their own cargo of keepsakes and myths.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798670213332
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The untold history of a Victorian seafaring family
  • Width: 129 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8670213338
  • Publisher Date: 08 Aug 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Weight: 367 gr


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